encomienda

[ en-koh-mee-en-duh, -kom-ee-; Spanish eng-kaw-myen-dah ]

/ ɛnˌkoʊ miˈɛn də, -ˌkɒm i-; Spanish ˌɛŋ kɔˈmyɛn dɑ /

noun, plural en·co·mi·en·das [en-koh-mee-en-duhz, -kom-ee-; Spanish eng-kaw-myen-dahs]. /ɛnˌkoʊ miˈɛn dəz, -ˌkɒm i-; Spanish ˌɛŋ kɔˈmyɛn dɑs/. (formerly in Spanish America)

the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants.

the land or village together with its inhabitants.

Origin of encomienda

1800–10; <Spanish: charge, commission, recommendation. See en-¹, commend

Words nearby encomienda

encode, encoding, encoignure, encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter

Example sentences from the Web for encomienda

In the same province of Temanduque another encomendero has seventy Indians; and it is also an encomienda.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
The encomienda of Taytay is inhabited by five hundred Indians.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
At the same time the encomienda that he had abandoned was assigned, half to each of two other soldiers.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591|Emma Helen Blair
The encomienda of Maragondon, with four hundred and fifty men.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various

Temanduque is also an encomienda, with five hundred Indians.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various

单词	encomienda
释义	encomienda [ en-koh-mee-en-duh, -kom-ee-; Spanish eng-kaw-myen-dah ] / ɛnˌkoʊ miˈɛn də, -ˌkɒm i-; Spanish ˌɛŋ kɔˈmyɛn dɑ / noun, plural en·co·mi·en·das [en-koh-mee-en-duhz, -kom-ee-; Spanish eng-kaw-myen-dahs]. /ɛnˌkoʊ miˈɛn dəz, -ˌkɒm i-; Spanish ˌɛŋ kɔˈmyɛn dɑs/. (formerly in Spanish America) the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants. the land or village together with its inhabitants. Origin of encomienda 1800–10; <Spanish: charge, commission, recommendation. See en-¹, commend Words nearby encomienda encode, encoding, encoignure, encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for encomienda In the same province of Temanduque another encomendero has seventy Indians; and it is also an encomienda. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various The encomienda of Taytay is inhabited by five hundred Indians. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various At the same time the encomienda that he had abandoned was assigned, half to each of two other soldiers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591\|Emma Helen Blair The encomienda of Maragondon, with four hundred and fifty men. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various Temanduque is also an encomienda, with five hundred Indians. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various
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